Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the provision of Building Services Agency Staff
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNAC requires to appoint a framework of suitable suppliers to source & supply Trades Operatives / Labourers to ensure Building Services can carry-out the renewal & upgrade of housing properties within North Ayrshire.
- Recurrence: 9 months prior to expiry of this contract
CPV: Recruitment services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.7 per place) · 3 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The requirement is for temporary Agency Workers for the following construction and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,200,000
The requirement is for temporary Agency Workers for the following construction and property related trades:
Painter and Decorator
Bricklayer/Builder
Plasterer
Wall & Floor Tiller
Slater /Roof Tiller & Bitumen Felt Roofer
Joiner
Advanced Plumber
Approved Electrician
Labourer
Labourer / Driver
Blacksmith
Glazier
HGV / Hiab Driver
Stores / Warehouse Assistant
The contract will be let on NAC's Standard Conditions of Contract for the purchase of services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20
- Price: 80
- Suitability
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of (266,000)GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidder's financial information using company watch financial analytics at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract. If the bidder’s financial health score (H-Score) is 25 or less further information/clarifications will be requested to ensure the equivalent economic and financial standing is adhered too. If this information or the clarifications are not satisfactory, the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [5,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗
Public Liability Insurance [5,000,000]GBP in respect of any one event
Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for busin…
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. The minimum project value NAC will accept as an example is 50,000 GBP. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an impr…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for the provision of Building Services Agency Staff” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 9 months prior to expiry of this contract
- First published
- 7 Jul 2023, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5137- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037726- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dfacFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:754047)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Aug 2023 → 21 Dec 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Dec 2023, 15:39 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 037726-2023-NAC/5137-1
- Signed
- 19 Dec 2023
- Value
- £3,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Blueprint Recruitment LimitedFramework contractor
- Recruitment Direct UK LtdFramework contractor
- Search Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.